March 25, 2015, 8:39AM

St. Anthony and St. Pius X Catholic Churches are always hosting events with the community in mind, but spring is a particularly busy season. St. Anthony began a Lenten fish fry last year, and the success of the event prompted an even bigger effort this year, the annual boat blessing festival is in the works, and elaborate St. Joseph's... Full story »

March 20, 2015, 4:32PM

Organizers of the Metairie Road St. Patrick's Parade have announced parade winners in several categories. The parade was March 15. Winners are: Marching units: Celtic Highlanders, first place; Shady Ladies, second place; Krewe of Zeus, third place; and Jefferson City Buzzards, honorable mention. Trucks: D.S.M.C.C.I., first place; Late Comers Irish Club, second place; High Riders, third place; and Krewe of Gab,... Full story »

March 19, 2015, 2:43PM

Mary Hennegan hosted her 17th annual living-room St. Joseph's Day altar at her Marrero home, and fed friends, neighbors, other assorted West Bankers and Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies under tents in her front yard Thursday (March 19). Folks parked up and down her street and in the nearby Belle Terre Playground parking lot as a steady stream of guests... Full story »

March 19, 2015, 11:50AM

Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church hosted the church's second annual St. Joseph's Altar in the parish hall on St. Joseph's Day, March 19. While every altar has an abundance of cookies, this one had some with a New Orleans flair. There were cookies shaped like crabs and crawfish, frosted in red with eyes drawn in black. Among the... Full story »

March 19, 2015, 5:00AM

Desperate Sicilians prayed to St. Joseph, their patron. When the rain finally came, they honored their saint by setting up a table that they covered with the foods they had been able to grow. Once the ceremony was over, they gave the food to the poor. Full story »

March 18, 2015, 2:34PM

Being Italian on St. Joseph's Day sure doesn't hurt, but it's not a requirement. March 19 is not only St. Joseph's Day, it's Fathers Day in several predominately Catholic countries, including Italy. And while legend has it that St. Joseph interceded to save Sicily from a famine in the Middle Ages, lots of folks of varying backgrounds work together... Full story »

March 18, 2015, 11:29AM

Several St. Joseph altars in East Jefferson Parish are open for viewing today. Traditionally, many altars are blessed on March 18. St. Joseph's Day is March 19, when altars will continue to be opened for viewing. Many altars also serve a Lenten meal on St. Joseph's Day. The altars pay homage to St. Joseph, who is credited with interceding... Full story »